I saw the PBS special as well. Agree it was very interesting, but noticed
the conspicuous absence of any mention of the "abandoned", neglected sites
with which we are all so familiar. No mention of the need for machetes and
chain saws in order to access such sites. No mention of the desperate need
to salvage, repair and restore the forgotten grave yards and burying
grounds. The closest thing I saw was the bit about the condition of
cemeteries in San Francisco before they were all relocated outside the city.
The special showed the kind of cemeteries that I used to believe were the
"rule". It wasn't until the mid-1990s that I learned not all cemeteries are
mowed and maintained the way the ones are which we see on the side of busy
roadways on our way to work each day.
There's a whole other aspect with which we are all painfully familiar that
wasn't even mentioned.
Lois